Santa Clara County Local News: Housing

Los Gatos’ famous poles with orange netting and flags are a thing of the past on some development projects in town.

Cupertino is inches away from securing approval of its state-mandated housing plan more than a year past the deadline — and following a legal battle due to its noncompliance.

San Jose has until September to formulate a succinct plan on how it will address homelessness and begin publicly reporting spending data, according to an audit requested by a local legislator.

Even though Campbell has failed to meet its housing requirements over the years, this time around the city plans to construct thousands of new homes in its growing community.

Nearly all the cities in Santa Clara County — including San Jose — are moving so slow in meeting state housing goals that hitting the numbers looks like a pipe dream, a data analysis by San José Spotlight shows.

Some Milpitas residents are about to get a break on rent, as the city pushes to address the affordability crisis.

Hundreds of granny units are popping up everywhere in San Jose due to a successful city program implemented five years ago.